[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [法苑珠林](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122) › 33.17 # 法苑珠林 33.17 法苑珠林 33.17 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [33.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.33.17) 夙夜不學　日無所竟　動入罪中 婉轉益深　自沒其體　其亦苦辛 往而不返　投命太山　地獄之罪 難可堪任　生時不學　死當入淵 老不止婬　塵滅世間　呼吸而盡 何足自珍　能自改悔　守身良真 今世滅罪　後世得申　有財不施 世世受貧 > "Early and late not studying, / Days pass with nothing accomplished; / With every move entering into sin, / Entangled ever more deeply. / Sinking one's own body, / That too is bitter hardship; / Going forth and not returning, / Casting one's life into Mount Tai. / The retribution of the hells / Is difficult to endure; / Not studying while alive, / At death one must enter the abyss. / In old age not halting lust, / Sinking into dust in the world; / Finished in a single breath, / How is it worthy of self-esteem? / If one can repent by oneself / And guard the body in true goodness, / In this life sins are extinguished, / And in future lives one finds relief. / Possessing wealth and not giving it in dāna, / Life after life one suffers poverty." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 33.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.33.16) - [Next: 33.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.33.18) - [Up: 33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.33) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.33.17) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.33.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.33.17) · Pramāṇa